*hugs*

Pardon me while a throw a small party about FINALLY HAVING FINISHED THIS STUPID TRAINING!!!!

*sets off cannons of confetti* YES! Yay! I'm happy for you, hon! [hug]

It's such a relief! That stuff was DRAGGING ON!

Now it's behind you!

Well, hon! I need to head to bed, as I'm falling asleep at my computer, and the couch isn't super comfy.
I'll talk to you tomorrow - unless I get distracted and forget to sign in. lol!

Sleep well sweety!

Oh good stuff, when stupid yet necessary things are over with. That's a good feeling.

It is brilliant, right? I'm gonna get that feeling a lot this year. [rofl]

Well, focus on that good feeling, and it'll all be a lot easier to deal with, maybe.

Knowing the rewards makes it worth the work.

Indeed. Focus on the good.
I feel weird today. I'm a little tired, but less than normal, but I'm...irritable? That's not quite right. Malcontent is more like it right now. It's weird.

That's okay, I woke up and had the throw out the coffee creamer, like half a big thing of it, because someone left it open, and bugs got in it, and then I had to wash all the dishes, because nobody did any of them last night and bugs got in them, and had to throw away the food packaging that was left on the stove, because it too was full of bugs, and I think if anyone has a right to be discontented it's me right now.

But doughnuts also exist.

It's a bit of a paradox, really.

So to fix it all, I cleaned up, threw out the buggy stuff, and then ate half the doughnuts.

80% better, so far.

Haha, yeah, donuts do brighten things up. I was planning to go to Red Mango today to get some frozen yogurt and then do some laundry and dishes. But so far I've just sat on the couch and glared at all the things I need to do.

I would put the laundry on, get the yogurt, eat the yogurt while the laundry does, and then do the dishes while the yogurt is fresh in my memory.

By then the laundry is done or close to done, and it all went somewhat nicely.

I try to work things that way, so it's not all daunting or distracting either way. Bits of responsibility, with bits of reward to go with.

Today was just what I needed. I just got back a bit ago from my day out by myself, and I forgot how much I've missed being able to go out by myself. I love my girls and my husband, but getting anything done with them - like shopping - just takes three or four times longer than it takes me by myself. Sometimes all we need is just time alone. :)

And doughnuts are amazing - even though I don't let myself have them as often as I'd like. xD

Okay, this is weird. I never got the update that Vera had replied to me! Sorry Vera! I wasn't ignoring you!

I ended up just slowly getting stuff done. And then I had my yogurt and then took a nap. And I feel a lot better now!

That sounds like you had a great day, Livi! I am so glad to hear that! Hooray for a day on your own!

That's good that you managed to get things done. Naps are nice like that, for sure! I love naps! [heart]

I did!! It was more like 2 1/2 hours on my own - I felt bad pushing it out longer than that (Sophia was having a badish day colic wise, and Becca wasn't too bad from what Alex told me, but I felt bad staying away for any longer than that) but it was really lovely to just get a few hours to myself. ^_^

Naps are just the best thing ever. It was only like 50 minutes and then my neighbor brought me dinner, because she's AWESOME. It was a good day after the frozen yogurt, haha.

Two and half hours is probably longer than you've been out of the house by yourself since before Sophia was born, though! That seriously helps the whole mindset. [yes] I'm still a little tired, though, so I'll probably take a shower in a little bit and head to bed early. I feel bad, because my parents are going to come home around ten tonight (in like two hours), but if I'm not in bed before they get home I'll end up staying up late again.

That was wonderful of your neighbor to bring you dinner! What did she bring? :)

It really was longer than I've been alone since before Sophia was born, that's true! It really does! [yes] I did a bit of a happy "I'm alone, and by myself" dance in the car. [lol]
Don't feel bad for taking care of yourself, dear! [hug] Just do what you need to do for yourself.

She is seriously the best neighbor anyone could ever ask for. She's such a wonderful person. She brought over a bacon burger, baked potato, cheese roll (Red Lobster inpired), and apples with caramel sauce.

:)

Alrighty, I'm gonna disappear for a bit! [hug]

That sounds amazingly wonderful - and that's saying something, given that I'm a vegetarian! [lol] :P

[hug] See you around! :]

Haha, yeah it was amazing. Especially since I'm a bacon addict. [lol]
I hope you have a good night sweetie!

Alex and Becca both enjoy bacon too! [yes]

I hope that you have a good night too, hon! :]

You'd hate what I got planned for din-din tonight then... I'm making pork chops...

Livi, I'm so glad to hear you got some time to yourself, I know how important it is to have that. I'm not even a mum and I need time to myself, so I can imagine how awesome that was.

And Mags, I'm so glad you had a good day, your neighbor sounds like a sweet person. Yogurt makes everything go better, I knew it. It worked like magic.

It's not that I hate others who eat meat, my husband and daughter love meat and eat it frequently. I just choose not to eat it myself. [yes] :)

Yeah, I don't get enough of it, but it's totally wonderful when I do manage to sneak away, even if it is only for a few hours as that's all I can justify at the moment without feeling bad about "abandoning" my hubby with both the girls.

As long as you can do it without feeling bad for it, that's all that matters. You deserve a break as much as, if not more than, anyone. It doesn't make you a bad mommy, it just means you care about yourself, too. ^_^

Mmmm, it's a mix between feeling bad and knowing I need to do it - but I do it anyways.
The reason I feel bad is that it's just hard for me to feel ok about leaving for a few hours, when both the girls aren't feeling good (with Sophia's colic, and Becca being sick), and I know that they're a handful for one person on their own to handle. But maybe that's just me.
Which is probably why it doesn't happen more.

and then when Becca isn't under the weather, she is even more of a handful as she's all over the place - she has two modes - sleeping and running (well that's when she's not sick). She does have a slower mode when she's sick, but that isn't all the time. xD I have a daughter who thinks that going fast is the only way to go.